WoRMS taxon details
Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782
251256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:251256)
accepted
Species
Ascidia pyura Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cynthia chilensis (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (new combination)
Cynthia clavigera Traustedt, 1883 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cynthia nodulosa Drasche, 1884 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cynthia socialis Troschell, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Halocynthia chilensis (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (new combination)
Pyura clavigera (Traustedt, 1883) · unaccepted (new combination)
Pyura molinae Blainville, 1824 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623 [details] 
Shenkar, N.; Gittenberger, A.; Lambert, G.; Rius, M.; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Swalla, B.J.; Turon, X. (2025). Ascidiacea World Database. Pyura chilensis Molina, 1782. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=251256 on 2025-05-15
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623 [details]
original description (of Ascidia pyura Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Cynthia nodulosa Drasche, 1884) Drasche, R. (1884). Ueber einige neue und weniger bekannte aussereuropasche einfache Ascidien. <em>Denkschr. Acad. Wiss. Wien.</em> 48: 369-386. [details]
original description (of Cynthia socialis Troschell, 1852) Troschell, F. H. (1852). Bericht uber Mollusken. <em>Arch. Naturgesch., ann. 1852.</em> 2: 257-307. [details]
original description (of Cynthia clavigera Traustedt, 1883) Traustedt, M. P. A. (1883). Vestindiske Ascidiae Simplices, Anden Afdeling. Molgulidae og Cynthiadae. <em>Vid. Meddel. Nat. For. Kjobenhavn, ann.1882.</em> 108-136. [details]
original description (of Pyura molinae Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825-1827). <i>Manuel de malacologie et de conchyliologie</i>. Paris, Levrault 1-647 [1825], 649-664 + 109 pl. [1827]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43891 [details]
original description (of Ascidia pyura Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Cynthia nodulosa Drasche, 1884) Drasche, R. (1884). Ueber einige neue und weniger bekannte aussereuropasche einfache Ascidien. <em>Denkschr. Acad. Wiss. Wien.</em> 48: 369-386. [details]
original description (of Cynthia socialis Troschell, 1852) Troschell, F. H. (1852). Bericht uber Mollusken. <em>Arch. Naturgesch., ann. 1852.</em> 2: 257-307. [details]
original description (of Cynthia clavigera Traustedt, 1883) Traustedt, M. P. A. (1883). Vestindiske Ascidiae Simplices, Anden Afdeling. Molgulidae og Cynthiadae. <em>Vid. Meddel. Nat. For. Kjobenhavn, ann.1882.</em> 108-136. [details]
original description (of Pyura molinae Blainville, 1824) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1825-1827). <i>Manuel de malacologie et de conchyliologie</i>. Paris, Levrault 1-647 [1825], 649-664 + 109 pl. [1827]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43891 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Van Name, W. G. (1945). The North and South American ascidians. <em>Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 84: 1-476., available online at http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1186 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Genetic nomenclature abbreviation Pychil [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Chileense pyurazakpijp | [details] |
| English | red sea squirt | [details] |
| French | violet chilien | [details] |
| German | Chilenische Aszidie | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1002 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia chilensis (Molina, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyura chilensis)
To GenBank (1092 nucleotides; 1082 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Halocynthia chilensis (Molina, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pyura chilensis)
To GenBank (1092 nucleotides; 1082 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Chordata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
